Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6064 | 5051 | 5116 | 5092 | 4604 | 4723 | 4512 | 3826 | 3347 | 2798 | 2398 | 1933 | 1633 | 1487 | 776 | 692 | 757 | 671 | 369 | 335 | 377 | 364 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.65m | 8:05PM1.68m | 8:34AM1.67m | 8:58PM1.66m | 9:32AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.34m | 2:01PM0.35m | 2:28AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:19AM0.33m | 3:51PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2798 | 2398 | 1933 | 1633 | 1487 | 776 | 692 | 757 | 671 | 369 | 305 | 377 | 364 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 415 | 254 | 40 | 71 | 290 | 335 | 244 | 246 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 80 | 78 | 57 | 32 | 142 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6064 | 5051 | 5116 | 5092 | 4604 | 4723 | 4512 | 3826 | 3347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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